Alcohol-associated liver disease and the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand-a single centre retrospective analysis.

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Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastroenterology, North Shore Hospital, Te Whatu Ora - Waitematā, Auckland, New Zealand; Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Published: April 2024

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